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PRINCETON  THEOLOGICAL  SEMIMEY. 


An  appeal  is  now  made  to  the  Presbyterian  churches  to  assist  in 
the  endowment  of  the  Theological  Seminary  at  Princeton.  The 
Agent  feels  called  upon  to  give  to  the  public  a  statement  of  the  ob- 
jects of  the  Institution,  its  history,  and  its  claims  upon  the  Churches. 

I.  The  great  design  of  the  Theological  Seminary  at  Princeton  is 
to  train  up  men  for  the  ministry,  who  shall  understand,  love,  propa- 
gate and  defend  the  system  of  religion  which  is  set  forth  in  the  stand- 
ards of  the  Presbyterian  Church — and  thus  extend  the  influence  of 
true  evangelical  piety  and  Gospel  order  throughout  the  world. 

The  objects,  secured  by  the  Seminary,  are  of  vast  importance  to 
the  Presbyterian  Church,  and  to  the  general  interests  of  religion  : 

1.  It  affords  to  students,  preparing  for  the  ministry,  peculiar  fa- 
cilities for  the  acquisition  of  Biblical,  Theological,  and  general  know- 
ledge. The  instructions  at  Princeton  are  thorough  and  comprehen- 
sive ;  and  adapted,  as  far  as  human  means  can  go,  to  educate  a 
ministry  in  the  knowledge  and  love  of  the  truth.* 

2.  It  promotes  the  cultivation  of  personal  piety,  by  means  of  the 
influences  brought  to  bear  in  connexion  with  religious  studies,  devo- 
tional exercises,  exhortations,  personal  example,  and  the  general 
training  of  an  evangelical  Institution, 

3.  It  forms  and  cements  friendships  among  ministers. 

4.  It  offers  to  pious  and  indigent  young  men  the  opportunity  of 
obtaining  their  education  without  charge  ;  the  instructions  in  the 
Seminary  being  gratuitous,  and  a  number  of  scholarships  being  pro- 
vided for  the  support  of  the  deservino-, 

5.  It  keeps  alive  and  fosters  the  missionary  spirit.  This  is  made 
a  prominent  subject  in  the  instructions  of  the  Seminary.  These  in- 
structions are  enforced  by  the  example  and  influence  of  students  who 
design  to  be  missionaries,  and  by  the  correspondence  of  those  who 
are  already  in  the  field. 

6.  It  secures  a  religious  literature  of  great  importance  to  the 
Church  and  the  world. 

One  of  the  incidental  advantages  of  a  public  institution  is  its 
distinguished  authorship.     Luther,  Calvin,  Melancthon,  Beza,  Tur- 

*  As  various  allusions  are  made  to  the  Professors  in  this  appeal,  it  is  proper  to 
state  that  it  was  drawn  up  without  their  knowledge. 


retine,  Pictet,  Witsius,  Ridgeley,  Brown  of  Haddington,  Dick, 
Hill,  Dwight,  Chalmers,  Merle  d'Aubigne,  Gaussen,  and  a  multi- 
tude of  other  authors,  were  professional  teachers. 

7.  It  assists  our  Churches,  when  they  become  vacant,  in  obtain- 
inc  pastors  of  the  requisite  qualifications.  Where  do  our  Churches 
generally  look  but  to  the  Seminary  at  Princeton,  and  to  similar  Insti- 
tutions ? 

In  short,  our  Theological  Seminaries  are  the  strongest  grounds 
of  hope,  connected  with  human  instrumentality,  in  reference  to  the 
prosperity  of  the  Church  and  its  extension  in  our  own  and  other 
lands.  The  objects  of  the  Institution  at  Princeton,  it  is  believed, 
have  hitherto  been  in  a  good  degree  accomplished.  To  God  be  the 
praise  for  His  grace  and  His  goodness  ! 

II.  History  of  the  Seminary. — Prompted  by  considerations 
like  the  foregoing,  the  Fathers  of  the  Presbyterian  Church  founded 
the  Seminary  at  Princeton.  Although  there  has  never  been  a  period 
when  our  ministers  were  not  educated  men,  yet  their  opportunities 
for  obtaining  a  professional  education  have  varied  according  to  cir- 
cumstances. At  first.  Academies  were  established  with  a  special 
view  to  an  adequate  preparation  for  the  ministry.  Of  these  the 
three  most  celebrated,  were  the  "  Log  College  "  of  Wm.  Tennent,  the 
Academy  at  Fogg's  Manor,  Pa.,  under  Samuel  Blair,  and  the  Acade- 
my at  Newark,  Del.,  under  the  care  of  the  Philadelphia  Synod. 
Soon  afterwards,  in  1746,  Princeton  College  was  founded,  a  leading 
design  of  which  was  to  afford  the  advantages  of  a  full  course  of 
studies  to  candidates  for  the  ministry.  An  effort  was  early  made  to 
establish  a  Professorship  of  Divinity  in  connexion  with  the  College; 
but  this  was  unsuccessful.  It  was  the  usual  custom  for  students  to 
complete  their  studies  under  the  superintendence,  for  a  short  time, 
of  a  private  minister.  Experience,  however,  proved  that  individual 
enterprise,  besides  being  comparatively  irresponsible,  was  on  the 
whole  inadequate  for  the  great  work  of  training  up  the  ministers  of 
the  Church.  The  necessity  of  a  Theological  Seminary  was  felt  by 
many  of  our  wisest  and  best  men,  long  before  it  was  established. 
Finally,  in  1809  the  proposal  was  made  by  the  Presbytery  of  Phila- 
delphia to  the  General  Assembly,  to  found  an  Institution  for  the 
more  thorough  education  of  candidates  for  the  ministry.  The  As- 
sembly referred  the  subject  to  the  Presbyteries,  who  reported  in 
1810  in  favour  of  the  proposition  ;  and  in  1811  the  Assenvbly  adopted 
the  plan  of  a  Theological  Seminary,  which  in  1812  was  located  in 
Princeton,*  and  immediately  commenced  its  operations. 

The  Professorships.' — In  1812,  the  Rev.  Archibald  Alexander, 
D.  D.,  pastor  of  the  Third  Presbyterian  Church  in  Philadelphia,  was 

*  The  Seminary  is  entirely  distinct  from  llie  College.  It  has  separate  Profes- 
sors, buildings,  trustees,  students,  &,c.  The  two  institutions  are  abont  a  quarter  of 
a  mile  apart. 


inaugurated  Professor  of  Didactic  and  Polemic  Theology.  In  1813, 
the  Rev.  Samuel  Miller,  D.  D.,  pastor  of  the  First  Presbyterian 
Church,  New-York,  was  inaugurated  Professor  of  Ecclesiastical  His- 
tory and  Church  Government.  In  1H19,  the  Rev.  Charles  Hodge 
was  appointed  an  Instructor  in  the  Seminary,  and  in  1822  was  inau- 
gurated Professor  of  Biblical  and  Oriental  Literature  In  1836,  the 
Rev.  John  Breckenridge  was  inaugurated  Professor  of  Pastoral  The- 
ology and  Missionary  Instruction  ;  and  in  1838,  the  Rev.  J.  Addison 
Alexander  was  inaugurated  Professor  of  Oriental  and  Biblical  Lite- 
rature. The  Rev.  Dr.  Breckenridge  resigned  in  1838,  and  his  Pro- 
fessorship was  merged  in  the  others.  By  an  arrangement  satisfac- 
tory to  all  parties,  Dr.  Alexander's  Professorship  was  changed  to 
Pastoral  and  Polemic  Theology,  and  that  of  Dr.  Hodge  to  Exegetical 
and  Didactic  Theology.  At  the  present  time,  therefore,  there  are 
four  Professors  in  the  Seminary. 

Buildings. — The  Seminary  Edifice  was  commenced  immedi- 
ately after  the  war  in  1815,  and  was  first  occupied  in  1817.  It  is  a 
stone  building  of  good  appearance,  150  feet  long,  50  feet  wide,  four 
stories  high,  and  with  accommodations  for  80  or  90  students. 
Three  houses  for  the  Professors,  a  Chapel  and  a  Library  edifice  of  a 
fine  architectural  character  have  been  erected  at  different  periods. 
The  Library  edifice  and  one  of  the  Professor's  houses  are  the  gifts 
of  a  well  known  friend  of  the  Seminary. 

Library. — The  books,  belonging  to  the  Institution,  are  about 
9000  volumes,  a  considerable  part  of  which  were  the  donation  of  the 
Rev.  Dr.  Green.  The  library  contains  many  valuable  works,  but 
needs  a  large  addition  to  its  resources,  in  order  to  make  it  conform 
to  the  general  aims  and  requirements  of  a  central  Theological  Semi- 
nary. At  present,  the  most  defective  part  of  the  Seminary  is  its 
library. 

Number  of  Students. — The  Seminary  opened  in  1812  with 
three  students.  The  next  year  it  had  eight.  The  number  has 
gradually  increased,  though  with  some  variations.  At  the  present 
time,  there  are  131  students  on  its  catalogue,  the  largest  number  ever 
in  the  Institution.  Since  its  origin,  the  number  of  students  who 
have  enjoyed  the  advantages  of  its  instructions  is  about  1400. 

Scholarships. — The  number  of  scholarships  belonging  to  the 
Seminary  is  27.  These  are  the  donations  of  various  benevolent  in- 
dividuals, whose  names  they  bear  ;  and  constitute  a  fund,  the  inte- 
rest of  which  assists  in  the  support  of  indigent  students.  The  sum 
of  $2500  is  necessary  to  found  a  scholarship.  Almost  all  the 
scholarships,  however,  now  fall  short  of  the  required  amount. 

Funds  of  the  Seminary. — Singular  as  it  may  appear,  it  is 
nevertheless  true,  that  this  great  and  important  institution  has  never 
yet  been  adequately  endowed.  Although  established  nearly  thirty- 
five  years  ago,  it  has  had  to  depend,  in  a  great  measure,  upon  the  con- 
tingencies of  annual  contributions.  Various  efforts  have  been  made 
to  secure  its  permanent  endowment ;  at  first,  by  raising  a  general 


fund  ;  then  by  securing  three  Professorships  from  different  synods, 
in  1821 ;  and  more  lately  by  establishing  the  additional  Professor- 
ship. During  the  interval  of  these  various  efforts  up  to  the  present 
time,  a  resort  to  annu:il  collections  has  been  necessary  to  meet  the 
current  expenses.  The  funds  of  the  Seminary  have  suffered  a  con- 
siderable loss  by  investments  in  Southwestern  Bank  Stock.*  The 
following  table  shows  their  present  value,  and  the  sum  necessary  to 
be  raised  for  the  endowment  of  the  Institution  : 


TABULAR  STATEMENT  OF  FUNDS. 


Professorships, 
Scholarships, 


Present  value  eBtiroated 

60,700 
38,800 
99;,500" 


Sum  to  be  raised. 

64,300 
28,200 

92,500 


When  full. 

125,000 

67,000 

192;000 


In  addition  to  the  $92,000  required  to  be  raised  for  Professorships 
and  Scholarships,  §5000  are  necessary  for  the  current  expenses 
of  the  Institution  during  the  interval ;  and  $2500  at  least  are 
required  to  purchase  books  for  the  library.  This  would  make  the 
whole  amount  to  be  raised  about  $100,000;  which  is  not  a  larcre 
sum  when  we  look  at  the  objects  to  which  it  is  to  be  applied. 

The  whole  sum,  necessary  for  the  endowment  of  the  Professor- 
ships, is  stated  at  $125,000,  This,  at  6  per  ct.,  including  charges 
for  investments,  commissions,  &/C.,  would  be  barely  sufficient  to 
yield  the  stipulated  salaries,  which  amount  to  $7200  ;  or  $1800  to 
each  Professor. 

Some  persons  have  suggested  that  the  salaries  of  the  Professors 
are  too  large.  The  agent  feels  it  to  be  his  duty  and  his  privilege  to 
defend  the  plan  of  the  Seminary  against  objections,  which  seem  to 
arise  from  unreasonable  or  contracted  views ;  and  therefore  submits 
the  following  considerations  in  reference  to  the  salaries  tendered  by 
the  Institution. 

1.  The  salaries  have  been  formally  and  deliberately  fixed,  at  dif- 
ferent times,  for  each  Professorship,  by  the  General  Assembly ; 
which,  embodying  the  wisdom  of  the  whole  Church,  has  taken  ac- 
tion on  this  subject,  in  full  view  of  all  the  circumstances  of  the  case. 

2.  The  present  Professors,  and  those  who  may  be  called  to  suc- 
ceed them,  might  readily  command  a  much  larger  sum  in  different 
positions  of  the  Church.  In  a  worldly  point  of  view,  their  connex- 
ion with  the  Seminary  is  a  matter  of  self-denial.  If  the  two  senior 
Professors  had  retained  their  pastoral  relations,  they  would  have 
been  far  better  off  in  their  old  age,  than  the  Church  has  allowed 
them  to  be.  And  so  it  probably  will  ever  be  with  the  Professors  of 
this  Institution. 

*  All  money3  raised  by  the  present  efTort,  are  fo  he  invested  on  bond  and 
mortgage.  Without  this  understanding  the  present  agent  would  never  have  con- 
sented to  act. 


3.  The  general  reputation  and  credit  of  the  Presbyterian  Church 
are  interested  in  the  respectable  support  of  its  Seminary.  This  is 
not  a  local  Institution,  but  belongs  to  a  wealthy,  numerous  and  libe- 
ral Church. 

4.  The  expenses  of  maintenance,  with  the  exception  of  rent,  are 
as  great  in  Princeton  as  in  the  neigbouring  cities  ;  and  it  is  well 
known  that  the  incumbents  have  never  accumulated  property  from 
their  income. 

5.  The  labors  of  the  Professors  are  arduous.  In  addition  to  the 
daily  duties  of  the  Seminary,  they  preach  almost  every  Sabbath  ;  and 
are  constantly  doing  important  work  of  a  ministerial  as  well  as  mis- 
cellaneous character,  in  addition  to  their  employments  as  Professors. 

Besides  all  this,  the  salaries  are  stipulated  to  be  paid;  and  the 
Churches  are  bound  in  honour  as  well  as  in  conscience,  not  to  repu- 
diate the  acts  of  their  own  General  Assembly.  The  truth  is,  if 
there  are  any  men  who  have  claims  upon  the  respect,  gratitude,  sup- 
port, and  general  sympathies  of  the  people  of  God,  they  are  our  The- 
ological Professors,  w'hose  persevering,  self-denying,  and  useful  lives 
are  devoted  in  the  most  effective  manner  to  the  advancement  of  the 
cause  of  Christ  throughout  the  world. 

Some  persons  object  to  permanent  endowments;  but  if  they  will 
ensure  the  success  of  any  other  plan  to  sustain  a  Theological  Semi- 
nary, they  will  do  a  favour  by  making  it  public.  It  must  be  re- 
membered that  the  instructions  in  all  Theological  Seminaries,  (it  is 
different  in  Colleges,)  are  entirely  gratuitous  ;  and  hence  the  Profess- 
ors must  be  supported  in  some  way  by  the  Church  itself  The  plan 
of  annual  collections  has  been  proved  by  experience  to  be  annoying 
to  the  Churches,  fluctuating,  and  insufficient.  A  necessity  exists  for 
a  more  sure  method  of  providing  for  the  maintenance  of  the  Institu- 
tion. The  only  feasible  plan  known  is  that  adopted  by  all  our  The- 
ological Seminaries,  of  obtaining  a  permanent  endowment. 

III.  Claims  of  the  Seminary  upon  the  Churches. — The 
time  has  arrived  when  the  Churches  must  decide  whether  this  excel- 
lent but  long-harassed  Institution  shall  be  sustained  or  not.  A  few 
motives  to  enforce  the  claims  for  its  endowment  are  herewith  pre- 
sented. 

1.  Our  Seminary  at  Princeton,  in  connexion  with  kindred  In- 
stitutions, is  the  7)iai7i  reliance  of  the  Presbyterian  Church.  If  we 
undo  the  work  of  our  fathers  by  suffering  this  School  of  the  Prophets 
to  decline,  w-e  shall  bitterly  lament  the  short-sighted  policy  which 
dictated  its  overthrow.  To  you,  who  enjoy  the  blessings  of  an 
educated  ministry — who  love  the  doctrines  taught  in  the  Confession 
of  Faith  and  Westminster  Catechisms — who  prize  the  simplicity  of 
a  Church  Government  which  gives  pastors  and  elders  to  the  people — 
and  who  rejoice  in  the  heritage,  which  your  fathers  transmitted  in 
the  Gospel  succession  of  truth  and  piety — to  you  is  the  appeal  made 
to  come  to  the  rescue  of  Presbyterian  Institutions.     The  Seminary 


is  identified  with  all  our  hopes  and  prospects,  as  a  Church  of  Christ. 
Sustain  it,  and,  with  the  blessing  of  God,  our  congregations  will  be 
supplied  with  a  ministry,  qualified  for  and  devoted  to  their  work — a 
ministry  such  as  is  demanded  by  the  wants  of  our  own  people,  the 
exigencies  of  threatening  times,  and  the  interest  of  evangelical  reli- 
gion,  "  always,  every  where,  and  by  all." 

2.  The  character  and  reputation  of  the  Presbyterian  Church  are 
more  or  less  involved  in  the  issues  of  the  present  appeal.  Shall  it  be 
said  of  us,  "  They  began  to  build,  and  were  not  able  to  finish"  ?  It 
would  be  a  sad  reproach  to  a  Church  as  wealthy  as  ours,  to  refuse 
to  endow  the  Institution  which  trains  up  its  ministers.  We  have 
already  the  reproach  that  our  Seminary,  although  founded  thirty- 
three  years  ago,  is  still  begging  around  tlie  Churches.  Let  this 
painful  stigma  upon  our  denomination  be  removed  by  a  general  and  , 
successful  response  to  the  present  effort.                                                              '* 

3.  Presbyterians  have  ever  borne  their  testimony  to  the  importance 
of  education  in  this  country,  especially  the  education  of  ministers  of 
the  Gospel.  Our  Seminary  is  a  witness  of  our  opinions  on  this  sub- 
ject. It  contains  all  the  substantial  elements  of  a  comprehensive 
and  wisely  planned  Theological  Institution.  It  shows  what  our  fa- 
thers thought  and  what  they  did  in  behalf  of  learning  and  religion. 
If  all  was  not  done  that  might  have  been  done,  it  is  high  time  it 
should  not  be  left  undone  any  longer.  Other  denominations  are 
advancing  rapidly  in  their  zeal  and  interest  in  the  cause  of  educa- 
tion. This  is  not  the  period  for  Presbyterians  to  falter.  If  our  des- 
tiny is  onward,  our  Seminary  must  not  be  downward.  How  can 
we,  as  a  Church,  very  consistently  profess  to  be  in  favour  of  an  edu- 
cated ministry,  if  we  at  the  same  time  refuse  to  place  our  Theologi- 
cal Institution  on  a  basis  of  permanent  prosperity  ? 

4.  To  endow  the  Seminary  would  really  be  a  relief  to  the  Chur- 
ches. While  it  would  be  their  privilege  to  establish  the  Institution 
on  a  permanent  basis,  it  would  also  be  a  gain  to  themselves ;  for  an 
endowment  would  supersede  the  necessity  of  annual  collections,  and 
reiterated  demands.  Our  annual  contributions  for  the  Seminary  are 
becomiij^g  more  and  more  unpopular  ;  and  it  must  be  so  as  long  as 
they  are  mementoes  of  neglected  duty.  If  the  effort,  now  made 
throughout  the  Churches,  be  successful,  there  will  not  only  be  satis- 
faction in  being  relieved  from  a  yearly  appeal,  but  a  much  deeper 
and  truer  interest  for  the  Seminary  will  exist  than  formerly.  Duty, 
rightly  discharged,  brings  its  own  reward  ;  and  a  successful  effort  in 
a  good  cause  is  the  stimulant  of  true  devotion  in  the  hearts  of  its 
friends.  The  Churches,  on  the  other  hand,  must  remember  that,  if 
they  now  fail  to  endow  the  Seminary,  they  will  be  called  upon  by 
the  General  Assembly,  year  after  year,  and  will  have  to  discharge  in 
another  form  an  unwelcome  duty,  which  would  be  a  pleasure  if 
done  at  once. 

.   5.  The  permanent  endowment  of  the  Seminary  is  due  to  the  Pro- 
fessors themselves.     Called  as  they  have  been  by  the  voice  of  the 


Church  to  superintend  its  most  important  trusts,  they  have  a  right  to 
the  maintenance  pledged  by  its  highest  ecclesiastical  authority.  In- 
stead of  being  subjected  to  the  humiliation  of  annual  appeals  in  their 
behalf,  which  vary  like  the  rise  and  fall  of  stocks,  they  ought  to  have 
the  certain  and  comfortable  prospect  afforded  by  the  provision  of  a 
permanent  endowment.  The  Presbyterian  Church  ought  surely  to 
discharge  its  temporal  obligations  to  men  who  have  educated  1400 
ministers — who  have  themselves  been  engaged  unremittingly  in 
preaching  the  Gospel — and  who  have  given  to  the  world  the  addition- 
al benefit  of  their  labours,  in  the  form  of  various  treatises,  tracts 
and  commentaries  on  the  most  important  topics  in  the  word  of  God. 

The  power  of  our  Church  in  the  evangelization  of  the  world,  as 
well  as  its  fame  at  home  and  abroad,  is  in  a  good  degree  due,  so  far  as 
instrumentality  is  concerned,  to  our  Seminary  at  Princeton.  The 
honoured  names  of  its  Professors,  who  have  assisted  in  producing 
these  results,  ought  to  rally  the  Churches,  with  a  hearty  effort,  to 
sustain  the  Institution  over  which  they  preside. 

6.  One  more  motive  to  assist  in  the  present  undertaking,  is  the 
blessing  of  God  upon  the  Institution  and  its  Ahunni.  Few  institu- 
tions have  probably  been  more  useful,  in  any  land  or  in  any  age, 
than  the  Theological  Seminary  at  Princeton.  Its  students  have  oc- 
cupied prominent  positions  in  our  country.  They  are  now  engaged 
in  preaching  the  Gospel  in  most  of  the  principal  cities,  towns,  vil- 
lages, and  neighbourhoods,  in  the  Middle,  Southern,  and  Western 
States.  Their  voice  is  heard  in  Albany,  Troy,  Schenectady,  New- 
York,  Brooklyn,  Paterson,  Newark,  Philadelphia,  Baltimore,  Norfolk, 
Richmond,  Petersburg,  Fayetteville,  Charleston,  Mobile,  New-Or- 
leans, Natchez,  Louisville,  Cincinnati,  St.  Louis,  &c.,  &c.  Princeton 
ministers  have  organized  and  built  up  many  hundreds  of  Churches. 
They  have  been  the  means  of  saving  many  thousands  of  immortal 
souls.  They  have  been  the  friends  of  pure  revivals  of  religion  and 
of  benevolent  enterprises.  They  have  been  the  opponents  of  error, 
and  especially  of  Popery,  in  all  its  forms  and  modifications.  They 
have  exerted  an  extensive,  salutary  and  evangelical  influence  upon 
the  general  interests  of  religion  throughout  our  own  and  other  coun- 
tries.* Europe,  Asia,  Africa,  America,  and  the  islands  of  the  sea, 
can  all  bear  some  testimony  to  their  enterprise  and  zeal.  The  hea- 
then can  rise  up  and  call  them  blessed.  Princeton  students  are  mis- 
sionaries in  many  lands.  The  sun  of  heaven  never  sets  upon  their 
labours.  The  great  Head  of  the  Church  has  owned  and  blessed 
their  work  in  a  manner  that  demands  devout  acknowledgment  and 
praise. 

In  conclusion,  the  hope  is  entertained  that  the  friends  of  learn- 

*  Some  of  the  most  useful  ministers  of  the  Dutch  Reformed  Church  received 
their  instructions  at  Princeton.  For  example.  Dr.  Hoie,  Dr.  Stro7ig,  Dr.  Vermil- 
ye.  Dr.  Bethune,  Dr.  Huttoit,  the  llev.  Duncan  Kennedy,  the  JRev.  John  M.  Mac 
Auley.  Bishop  Mcllvaine,  of  Ohio,  T\m}  Bishop  Johns,  of  Va.,  were  also  members 
of  the  Seminary. 


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ing  and  religion  will  not  allow  this  important  Institution  to  decline. 
It  is  the  largest  Theological  Seminary  in  the  United  States,  and 
with  the  exception  of  Andover,  it  is  the  oldest.  Whilst  Andover 
has  permanent  funds  to  the  amount  of  nearly  half  a  million,  shall 
Princeton  be  denied  its  far  humbler  endowment?  Shall  it,  or  shall 
it  not,  be  sustained  upon  a  basis  of  permanent  prosperity,  corres- 
ponding to  its  character,  its  importance  and  the  obligations  of  the 
Church  ?     Presbyterians,  the  answer  is  with  you  ! 


NOTICE. 

Some  who  have  subscribed  largely  to  the  Seminary,  have  pre- 
ferred to  pay  the  interest  annually,  reserving  the  privilege  of  paying 
the  principal  at  their  convenience.  Others  have  paid  at  the  time 
of  subscribing.  Subscribers  will,  of  course,  do  as  they  deem  best; 
but  where  the  subscriptions  are  not  large,  immediate  payment  would 
facilitate  the  objects  of  the  agency. 

When  the  work  of  the  agency  is  completed,  a  catalogue  of  the 
names  and  donations  will  be  sent  to  each  subscriber.  This  will  be 
equivalent  to  a  receipt  from  the  Trustees,  and  an  acknowledgment 
that  the  various  sums  have  been  applied  to  the  purposes  intended. 
The  sum  proposed  to  be  raised  being  large,  such  a  course  is  due  to 
the  Agents  and  Trustees  as  well  as  the  donors. 


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